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Map of Pinkut Lake

Pinkut Lake

54.3889° N, 125.6678° W

Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.

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Pinkut Lake, British Columbia. 54.3889° N, 125.6678° W

Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/pinkut-lake/, compiled October 9, 2026

  • Canadian Geographical Names Database, Natural Resources Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
  • HydroLAKES v1.0, Messager et al. 2016 / WWF HydroSHEDS. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
  • Census boundaries and population, 2021, Statistics Canada. Adapted from Statistics Canada. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada.
  • Known BC Fish Observations and BC Fish Distributions, Government of British Columbia. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia.
  • Bathymetric Maps – Open, Government of British Columbia. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia.
  • Recreation Sites and Trails BC: recreation site points, Government of British Columbia. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia.
  • Wildlife Management Units, Government of British Columbia. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia.
  • City page weather forecasts and alerts, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains data from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC Data Servers End-use Licence).

Pinkut Lake covers 5.96 km², making it larger than 93% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 7.4 km southwest of Donald Landing.

Government surveys have recorded 7 fish species here, including burbot, lake trout and lake whitefish.

Area
5.96 km²
larger than 93% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Shoreline
19.9 km
longer than 92% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
Fish species
7
more than 84% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
Elevation
915 m

Today on the water

5.2 °C

Wind NW 8 km/h

Observed at Burns Lake, as of 5:00 a.m. PDT

choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.3 m. Around 9 a.m., wind from the north: the north shore is sheltered, waves build toward the south shore.

Time6 a.m.9 a.m.12 p.m.3 p.m.6 p.m.9 p.m.12 a.m.3 a.m.
Wind km/hNW 10N 20N 20N 20NE 20NE 20var. 5var. 5
Gusts km/h404040
Waves (est.) m0.10.30.30.30.2
Temp. °C3356640-4
Precip. %10060606060601010

Today: Periods of rain ending early this morning then cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers. Wind becoming north 20 km/h gusting to 40 this morning. High 6. UV index 1 or low.

Weather: Burns Lake (local forecast), as of 5:03 a.m. PDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
7:04 a.m.
Sunrise
7:40 a.m.
Sunset
6:38 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:14 p.m.
Moonrise
6:38 a.m.
Moonset
5:58 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada. Local times.

How waves are estimated

Significant wave height from the forecast hourly wind and the open-water distance (fetch) upwind, using the SMB method (US Army Corps of Engineers Shore Protection Manual, 1984), rounded up to the next 0.1 m. It is not a measurement: gusts, leftover swell and shoals can make water rougher. Under 0.2 m: calm; 0.2–0.5 m: choppy; over 0.5 m: rough.

Depth

Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

Fish

Sport fish by the share of the 7 government surveys (1974–1974) that recorded them.

  • Burbot1 of 7
  • Lake Trout1 of 7
  • Lake Whitefish1 of 7
  • Rainbow Trout1 of 7
Forage fish and other species (3)

Forage fish

  • Lake Chub 1

Other

  • Largescale Sucker 1
  • Longnose Sucker 1

Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.

Fishing regulations: Region 6 – Skeena. Check seasons and limits before you fish.

Getting on the water

1 listed boat launch. marks launches on the map.